Winter Weather Arrives in San Diego?

First we have no summer. The weather in California was unseasonably cool this past summer. Mostly clouds and marine layer. Then we have summer in December; Think I didn't take advantage of that?  So Anyhow, It appears that we are to have 5 or 6 days of rain all the way up till Christmas eve. So, no day hikes for at least 10 days. I might however be getting to do a few short hikes helping to resupply a water cache in the San Felipe Hills  very soon. This I feel will help to bridge the gap between this last backpacking trip and the next long trip out, either a day hike or an overnight backpack.
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PCT: Noble Canyon TH to Warner Springs

I have returned home after a fantastic 64 mile section hike of the PCT from Noble canyon trail head to Warner Springs (0111.5-second hwy79 crossing) Over the next few days I will be transcribing my trail journals so as to make them into something readable and understandable.. I was cold and tired when I wrote them so they are not so legible.  Check back here in a couple of days for my trip report and a few photos to boot!

--Alphabetsoup

All Packed...

Spent the entire day getting ready. After all this thought that I bought a pack bigger than I needed, I discovered I filled every inch with gear, clothing and food. With everything in the pack, Transportation arranged and me all psyched up..It's off to the wilderness tomorrow about midday. I hope I have done this all correctly, and not mis judged anything. I guess I will find out soon enough!

A weekend excursion

This coming weekend is to be my first multiple day hiking trip. I will be hiking from Mt.Laguna to Warner Springs Via the PCT sections A8 thru A14.  So far I have not overnight backpacked at all, just day hikes. "It is time I learn to dance in the rain, rather than wait for the sun " A quote I received in a fortune cookie the other day...It is somehow very appropriate for this time in my life. I shall return sunday night, maybe monday morning..it depends on how tired I am when I get to Warner Springs. I might sleep in WS and come home the following day.

See ya when I get back!

Kitchen Creek Falls

Kitchen Creek, which comes down out of the Laguna Mountains. Robin and I went on a day hike to this area last wednesday. It was a fun time. We had lunch on a slab of granite overlooking the small but beautiful water falls which are prolific on this particular creek as it winds it's way down to lake morena in the south.

I should like to let anyone who is following that I have started my Trail Journal on http://www.Postholer.com/alphabetsoup There you can find a very detailed gear list with all the weight and cost information. I was going to discontinue this blog, but I decided to keep using it for all of my outings that are local. Postholer will be my PCT trail journal while I'm on the trip.

Boulder Oaks

Out for a second day in row. I have this habit of hiking the same trail several times before moving on to a new one, especially if i think there may be some things that I missed on the last outing. Sure enough, I ran across a rock that looked suspiciously like a buffalo..Unfortunately, my camera lens was fogged up from being in my pocket and the pic did not come out. This means I have to go there again, just to take a picture of it..poor me..:) So let me fill you in on this weekends location. Interstate 8 east out of San Diego to Buckman Springs Road then take a left on Old Hwy 80. About a mile up, on the right is Boulder Oaks Campground. From this point, there is access to the Pacific Crest Trail, as it runs right through the campground. Two weeks ago, I hiked to boulder oaks from kitchen creek road, this weekend I went south towards Lake Morena county park. If it were not for the weather being so cold lately, I might have made it to the lake, but it was just too cold with my sweat and the wind..No worries, it's supposed to get warm here again next week...near 70 I think.

It's been nearly 10 days since my last post, The only real updates I have at the moment are going to be on the gear page. I did go out today for a 3 mile section of section A3 of section A.. I could tell I had not been out in more than a week....trail legs don't last long if unused...lol  I have to get back to hiking two or three days a week again...I cannot recall if I posted this or not, but my goal this fall is to hike all of section A and section B prior to ADZPCTKO (annual day zero PCT kick off) This will allow me to start in may with a head start, instead of a mid to late april start. it will be a little warmer this way.

Off to the gear page for some updates!